Houses of Worship
When an interest is aroused in any town or city, that interest should
be followed up. The place should be thoroughly worked, until a humble
house of worship stands as a sign, a memorial of God’s Sabbath, a
light amid the moral darkness. These memorials are to stand in many
places as witnesses to the truth. God in His mercy has provided that
the messengers of the gospel shall go to all countries, tongues, and
peoples, until the standard of truth shall be established in all parts of
the inhabited world.
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Wherever a company of believers is raised up, a house of wor-
ship should be built. Let not the workers leave the place without
accomplishing this.
In many places where the message has been preached, those who
have accepted it are in limited circumstances, and can do but little to-
ward securing advantages that would give character to the work. Often
this renders it difficult to extend the work. As persons become inter-
ested in the truth, they are told by the ministers of other churches,—and
these words are echoed by the church-members,—“These people have
no church, and you have no place of worship. You are a small com-
pany, poor and unlearned. In a short time the ministers will go away,
and then the interest will die down. Then you will give up all these
new ideas which you have received.” Can we suppose that this will not
bring strong temptation to those who see the reasons of our faith and
are convicted by the Spirit of God in regard to present truth?
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It has to be often repeated, that from a small beginning large
interests may grow. If wisdom and sanctified judgment and skilful
generalship are manifested by us in building up the interests of our
Redeemer’s kingdom, we shall do all in our power to assure the people
of the stability of our work. Humble sanctuaries will be erected, where
those who accept the truth may find a place to worship God according
to the dictates of their own conscience.
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